Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen — Page 611

Vocabulary

제

je — My; first-person possessive pronoun in formal speech

아이들

aideul — Children; plural form of child

중

jung — Among; in the middle of; during

누구도

nugudo — Nobody; no one at all

새가

saega — Bird (subject form); small feathered animal

되지

doeji — Become (negated or conditional verb stem form)

않을

aneul — Will not; future negative verb modifier

것이라

geosira — It is said to be; assertive future conjecture

감사합니다

gamsahamnida — Thank you; formal expression of gratitude

왜냐하면

waenyahamyeon — Because; introduces a reason or explanation

새들은

saedeureun — Birds (topic form); plural birds as topic

짹짹

jjaekjjaek — Tweet tweet; onomatopoeia for bird chirping sound

하고

hago — And; doing; connecting verb or noun

울기만

ulgiman — Only crying or chirping; nothing but crying

하다가

hadaga — While doing; in the middle of an action

겨울에는

gyeoureneun — In winter; during the winter season (topic)

항상

hangsang — Always; all the time; constantly

굶어

gulme — Starving; going without food (verb stem form)

죽으니까요

jugeunikkaJo — Because they die; explanatory ending for dying

맞아요

majayo — That's right; you're correct; informal agreement

당신은

dangshineun — You (topic); formal second-person pronoun

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; very much indeed

현명한

hyeonmyeonghan — Wise; intelligent; showing good judgment

분이시니

bunisini — Because you are a person (honorific); respectful person reference

그렇게

geureoke — Like that; in that way; so

말씀하실

malsseumasil — To say (honorific future modifier); respectful speaking form

만하죠

manhajyo — Worth doing; it is deserving of that action

들쥐가

deuljwiga — Field mouse (subject form); small wild rodent

외쳤습니다

oechyeosseumnida — Exclaimed; shouted out loud formally

짹짹거리는

jjaekjjaekgeorineun — Chirping repeatedly; constantly making bird sounds

게

ge — Thing of; the act of (contracted nominalizer)

무슨

museun — What kind of; what sort of

소용이

soyongi — Use; purpose; benefit (subject form)

있겠어요

itgesseoyo — Would there be; could there possibly be

겨울이

gyeouli — Winter (subject form); the cold season

오면

omyeon — If/when it comes; conditional form of to come

죽거나

jukgeona — Either die or; gives alternative with dying

얼어

eoreo — Freezing; becoming frozen (verb stem form)

죽을

jugul — Will die; future modifier form of to die

테니까요

tenikkaJo — Because it will certainly be so; expectation ending

그래도

geuraedo — Even so; still; nevertheless

아주

aju — Very; quite; extremely

고귀한

gogwihan — Noble; dignified; of high rank or lineage

혈통이긴

hyeoltonggin — Although it is noble blood; lineage concession form

하죠

hajo — It is so; informal acknowledgment or agreement ending

아무

amu — Any; no (with negative); not a single thing

말도

maldo — Not even a word; word with emphatic particle

하지

haji — Do (negated); base form before negative ending

않았습니다

anassseumnida — Did not do; formal past tense negative verb

하지만

hajiman — However; but; nevertheless

다른

dareun — Other; different; another

두

du — Two; the number two (before noun)

사람이

sarami — Person (subject form); a human being

새에게서

saeegeso — From the bird; source particle attached to bird

등을

deungeul — Back (object form); the back of the body

돌렸을

dollyeosseul — Turned (past modifier); rotated or averted away

때

ttae — When; the time that; at the moment

그녀는

geunyeoneun — She (topic form); third-person female pronoun

몸을

momeul — Body (object form); one's physical body

굽혀

guphyeo — Bending down; stooping forward (verb stem form)

머리를

meorireul — Head (object form); the head of a person

덮고

deopgo — Covering and; to cover while doing something else

있는

inneun — Existing; present; modifying form of to be

부드러운

budeureoponn — Soft; smooth; gentle to the touch

깃털을

gitteogeul — Feather (object form); a bird's feather

쓸어내리고

sseureoneorigo — Stroking downward and; smoothing down gently

감긴

gamgin — Closed (eyes); shut or wrapped modifier form

눈꺼풀에

nunkkeopure — On the eyelid; the skin covering the eye

입을

ibeul — Mouth (object form); the mouth of a person

맞추었습니다

majchuoessemnida — Pressed together; kissed; placed lips on something

어쩌면

eojjeomyeon — Perhaps; maybe; possibly

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby things

여름에

yeoreume — In summer; during the summer season

내게

naege — To me; for me; dative form of I

그토록

geutorok — So much; to that extent; that intensely

달콤하게

dalkomhage — Sweetly; in a sweet manner

노래해

noraehae — Singing; to sing (informal verb form)

주던

judeon — Used to give; past habitual modifier of giving

그

geu — That; the; demonstrative for distant things

새일지도

saeilJido — Might be the bird; uncertain speculation about bird

몰라

molla — Don't know; may not know; uncertain expression

그녀가

geunyeoga — She (subject form); third-person female subject

말했습니다

malhaessemnida — Said; spoke; formal past tense of to say

그리고

geurigo — And; also; furthermore

얼마나

eolmana — How much; how many; to what extent

큰

keun — Big; great; large in size or degree

기쁨을

gippeumeul — Joy (object form); happiness; delight

주었는지

jueonneunji — How much it gave; indirect question about giving

사랑스럽고

sarangseureobgo — Lovely and; adorable; expressing endearing quality

예쁜

yeppeun — Pretty; beautiful; cute in appearance

새야

saeya — Oh bird; vocative form calling out to bird

두더지는

dudeojineun — The mole (topic form); burrowing underground animal

이제

ije — Now; from now on; at this point

햇빛이

haetbichi — Sunlight (subject form); light from the sun

들어오던

deureodeon — Used to come in; past habitual of entering

구멍을

gumeongal — Hole (object form); an opening or gap

막고

makgo — Blocking and; sealing while doing something else

부인을

buineul — Wife or lady (object form); respectful term for woman

집까지

jipkkaji — All the way home; up to the house

데려다

deryeoda — Taking someone; escorting to a place

주었습니다

jueossemnida — Gave; did (for someone); formal past benefactive

밤

bam — Night; nighttime; the dark hours

동안

dongan — During; for a period of time

잠을

jameul — Sleep (object form); the state of sleeping

이룰

irul — Achieve; attain (future modifier); to accomplish

수

su — Ability; possibility; can (with 있다/없다)

없었습니다

eopseossemnida — There was not; did not have; formal past negative

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result

침대에서

chimdaeseo — From the bed; at the bed; location particle

일어나

irona — Getting up; rising; waking from bed

건초로

geonchoro — With hay; using dry grass as material

크고

keugo — Big and; large while also having another quality

아름다운

areumdaun — Beautiful; lovely; aesthetically pleasing

카펫을

kapeteul — Carpet (object form); a woven floor covering

짰습니다

jjassemnida — Wove; knitted; made by weaving formally

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; like that

다음

daeum — Next; following; after that

그것을

geugeos-eul — It (object form); that thing as object

죽은

jugeun — Dead; deceased; modifier form of dying

새에게

saeege — To the bird; dative particle attached to bird

가져가

gajyeoga — Taking it there; carrying something to a place

덮어

deopeo — Covering; to lay something over (verb stem)

주었고

jueotgo — Gave and; did for someone and continued

들쥐의

deuljwiui — Field mouse's; possessive form of field mouse

방에서

bangeseo — In the room; from the room; location particle

찾아

chaja — Finding; looking for and finding something

두었던

dueotdeon — Had set aside; past habitual of placing/keeping

꽃에서

kkoceseo — From the flower; flower as source location

나온

naon — That came out; emerged (past modifier)

솜털도

somteoldo — Fluff also; down feathers also; soft fiber too

함께

hamkke — Together; along with; jointly

얹었습니다

eunjeotsemnida — Placed on top; laid upon formally

그것은

geugeoson — It (topic form); that thing as topic

양털처럼

yangteolcheoreom — Like wool; resembling sheep's wool texture

부드러웠으며

budeureowosseumyeo — Was soft and; simultaneously soft with another quality

새의

saeui — Bird's; possessive form belonging to the bird

양쪽에

yangjjoge — On both sides; at either side of something

솜털을

somteoreul — Down/fluff (object form); soft fine fiber material

주어

jueo — Giving; to give (verb stem connective form)

차가운

chagaun — Cold; chilly; cool to the touch

땅속에서도

ttangsogeso — Even inside the ground; underground location with also

따뜻하게

ttatteutage — Warmly; in a warm manner; with warmth

누워

nuwo — Lying down; reclining (verb stem form)

있을

isseul — Will be; future modifier of existing or being

있도록

itdorok — So that it can be; in order to enable

했습니다

haessemnida — Did; made it so; formal past tense of do